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Fisher, Ann. A practical new grammar, with exercises of bad English; or an easy guide to speaking and writing the English language properly and correctly. Containing, I. Orthography; or True Spelling, which treats of the Sounds and Uses of the several Letters in all Positions; of the Division of Words into Syllables, and the Use of Points. II. Prosody; or the Art of Pronouncing Syllables in Words truly, with Tables of Words properly accented. III. Etymology; or the Kinds of Words, which explains the several Parts of Speech; their Derivations and different Endings; Change and Likeness to one another. VI. Syntax; or Construction, which teaches how to connect Words aright in a Sentence, or Sentences together. To which is added, a curious and useful appendix. The eighteenth edition, enlarged and much improved. By A. FisherThe Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 13522, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/13522. Accessed 2024-03-29.

@book{ wphp_13522
  author={Fisher,Ann},
  year={1785},
  title={A practical new grammar, with exercises of bad English; or an easy guide to speaking and writing the English language properly and correctly. Containing, I. Orthography; or True Spelling, which treats of the Sounds and Uses of the several Letters in all Positions; of the Division of Words into Syllables, and the Use of Points. II. Prosody; or the Art of Pronouncing Syllables in Words truly, with Tables of Words properly accented. III. Etymology; or the Kinds of Words, which explains the several Parts of Speech; their Derivations and different Endings; Change and Likeness to one another. VI. Syntax; or Construction, which teaches how to connect Words aright in a Sentence, or Sentences together. To which is added, a curious and useful appendix. The eighteenth edition, enlarged and much improved. By A. Fisher},
  publisher={W. Osborne and T. Griffin \& John Mozley},
  address={London},    }

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